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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
TWO ATROCI0US MURDERS.
A WORTHLESS HoosiER SLABS HIS
BROTHER TO DEATH.

Infiicting the Fatal Wounds Over Their
Mothers shou,der-The Shotgun Does
Some Cowardly and Deadly Work-Brib-
cry Charge in the New Hampshire Sem
ate-A Tramp's Confession.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Sept f.-Sylvester
Bassett, a farmer living near this place, had
two SONS, Sylvester and Albert. For three
or four years Sylvester has been "bruiser, "
and has figured in numerous scrapes here.
His brother Albert was the reverse, being a
steady, Woodworking man For some time
Mr. and Mrs Bassett have had girl EN-
ployed in the house, to whom Sylvester has
been paying close attention. The girl was
recently discharged, but Sylvester brought
her back. Sunday night he went home
drunk, and Immediately asked for the girl
The reply his mother gave was not satisfac-
tory, and Syl dashed a pitcher of milk over
her. Mr.. Bassett demonstrated and Syl
knocked him down. He then threw him on
the bed, with the remark that if he didn't
stay there he would kill him
Albert Bassett, the brother, lived very close
to his father, and his wife witnessed the
tipupit anu Uoib o1i sic Wotiu 10 lot Hei
husband unless he quoted down. The noise
had attracted Albert's attention, and just at
this jdncture he entered his fathers house
Syl by this time was furious, and in a mo-
ment the two brothers were fighting The
parents rushed in to separate them, Mrs. Bas-
sett getting between them just as she did
this Syl drew knife and, striking over his
mother, stabbed his brother five times As
soon as he did this he seized gun and kept
the family in the house all night Tuesday
morning the brother died Syl surrendere,,
himself and is now in Jail, charged with muir
der. The murdered man was about 80 years
old, and leaves wife aud one child Syl is
IS years old, and unmarried The parents
orr. mast IN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
MRS. CLEveLAND'S ANSWER
Why She VIII Not Present Flags to ths,
New York Ejremeu

NEW York, Sept THE mayor, presi-
dent OF the board of aldermen, and other Off
cias connected with the fire department,
who wrote Mrs. Cleveland some time ago
asking her to present certain flags and med
ais to the fremen of this city, have received
a reply from the presidents wife, dated at the
executive mansion Sept 5, in which she
saws:
GENTLEMEN have received your pleasing
note requesting me. on behalf of the donors OF
certain flags to be presented 10 the New York fire
department as wei as in b,-haf of the citizens
of New York generally. and the executive
and legislative branches Of the city gov
eminent to deliver the culors mentioned
to the fir department. on such day in September
shall suit my convenience II would certa inly
afford me pleasure 10 contribute in any degree To
the significance of this occasion and to the
satisfaction Of the brave and gallant men whose
services are thus to be recognized I hope
however. that shall not be misunderstood when
/ hase my deciinaiiou of your kind invitation
upon my nwillingnesS 10 assume that l. as the
wife of the president, ought to participate 81
prominently in public ceremony in which he
took no part Yours very truly.
FRANCES FOLSOM CLEVELAND.
The letter Is i'll Mrs. Cleyelands hand
writing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

The plank of the Iowa democratic plat
form, referring to high license. is as fols
lows:
We are opposed to all sumptusry legis
lation, and IN favor of the repeal of the
present probibItory liquor law. and q
substitution in its stead of local option
and carefully guarded license law, with a
minimum license fee of $500 for the bets
ter control of the liquor traffic.
The above states very plainly the demo-
cratic position upon this subject Probi>
bition never has and never will receive
the sympathy of the democracy as a
whole, although here and there an indi>
vrdusl member of the party may give ear
to this undemocratic doctrine At the
same time the democratic party is not
the friend of the saloon. 1t opposes pro-
hbition, not because it favors free
whisky, but because it is unable to see
what right one portion of the community
has to interfere in the customs, personal
habits and mode of living of any other
portion. 1t therefore. as IN Iowa. de
mands very high license, making $500
the minimum. Under this system the
dramshops would be kept under control
and at the same time large revenue he
secured for the munich palities. AS it is
now, the prohibition laws are not en-
forced in a large portion of the state In
nearly all the river cities liquor is free,
paying no taxation whatever.
The issue between the democratic and
republican parties in Iowa upon this
question is direct. There is no lodging
it. If the republicans continue in power
there will be prohibition in the interior of
the stale and free whisky in cities like
Dubuque and Davenport according 10
local sentiment. The democratic plat
form declares in favor of local option
Consequently the democracy succeeds,
there will still be prohibition IN some To-
calities and the open sale of liquor in
others; but there will be this important
difference: In the latter case there will
be a strict regulation of the liquor traffic
and much needed revenue derived from
II. while in the former there will be
neither. 1t does seem as if the sensible
people of Iowa must by this time have
had enough of prohibition that does not
prohibit and be ready to place the demo
cratic party in power Cd this issue alone.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
YOUNG NAPOLEON FINANCES.
Ives Seems To Be Short Little Matter Of
About Six Millions.


New YORK, Sept William N Crom.
well, assignee for H. S. Ives & Co, made his
neutrality-suspicious. report to the superior court
Tuesday afternoon. 1t is a voluminous doc
ument filed with tables of figures, and evi.
IDENTIFY, from the pains taken to explain the
great difference between the nominal ant
actual assets, he has made the best showing
possible for the firm. The liabilities are ST..
6f6, LIS. Is; the nominal assets are SIS, 664, ;.
26s.S7, and the actual assets sil, l22 ole 76
The property comprises almost entirely
stocks, bonds and bills receivable of the sew.
eral corporations with which ives & Co. were
connected, and in which their investments
were made. These are the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton railroad; Cincinnati, Wa
bash & Michigan; Dayton & Michigan,
Terre Haute & Indianapolis; Mineral Range
& Dayton, and Fort Wayne & Chicago rail
roads.
The assignee says that owing to the large
deposit balances and other Indebtedness of the
assignors to these railways, the stocks, etc
although the railways are in good condition
and their earnings improved under Ives
manageulent-are almost unmarketable at
this time The credit of the companies has
diso Dttu regal cOmpil-
cations, etc, and the investment public is
afraid of the properties Nearly all of the
securities is out on loans, held by creditors as
collateral, and these loans are being called
daily and the securities being offered for
sale. The assignee has no mean of protecting
the estate against such sales, and is dependent
on his ability to induce creditors to suspend
sale until confidence in the securities is re-
gained by the establishment of the companies
or by finding other parties with more conf
dence than the present holders to take up and
carry the loans.
The cash on hand is but $1,000. The as
signee adds that the large equity in the
loans is liable to be swept away if the cred
itors do not forbear and cooperate with the
assignee In savlnn the same.
1t is claimed by those who have studied this
document that the actual assets are only
about S40u, 600, including the firms equities
in the hypothetical securities which eonsti-
tute their assets Among the debtors to the
firm is Albert Meter for $3.50, 900 secured by
Cincinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON stock.
Among the unsecured creditors named are:
H. S. Ives, as trustee for Terre Haute &
indianapolis railroad company, S100, 600, and
+. Ii. Short, treasurer Terre Haute & Indi-
annapolis railroad company, S1,Sl5, 7341S.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
SPORT IN THE FIELD.


CHICAGO, Sept THE league clubs
which now monopolize the attention of base
ball enthusiasts-Detroit and Chicago
played no game Tuesday, and the percentages
stand as they did Monday night-Detroit,
622; Chicago, SIS. The league scores Tues
day were: At New York-New York 6,
Washington 4; at Pittsburg -Pittsburg z,
indianapolis @ at Boston-Boston 3, Phla-
delphia IL; at Detroit-uo game-rain.
American association: At Philadelphia
Athletic 6, Cleveland 9; at New York-Met-
ropolian II, Louisville 70; at Brooklyn
Brooklyn s, st. Louis g.; at Baltimore-Balti-
more 8, Cincinnati Il.
Northwestern league: At Oshkosh-Osh-
kosh Is, Milwaukee /; at Eau Claire-Eau
Claire Il, Duluth |; at St Paul-St Paul Il,
Minneapolis ,: at Des Moines-Des Moines s,
Lacrosse Z. Second game-Des Moines t.,
Lacrosse D.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH sHoTGuNs
A Mississippian with Two Loads in His
Body Mortaily Wounds One AssaiIant.

4 Nississippian with Two Loads in His
Body Mortally Wounds One assaiIant.
New ORLEANS, Sept. Some time ago
Marshall Easley killed man in Mississippi
and removed to ST. Helena Parish in this
state Monday Monroe Swearingen, of
Mississippi, visited Easley at his place of
business aad entered into friendly converse
ton. Later John Newman, also of MiSsis-
sipp, joined Swearngen and they said to
EaSley; I'VE have come to kill you" Swear
ingen at the same time emptying both bar
rels of a shotgun into EaSIey's body. The
latter seized his shotgun and fired both bar
rels at Swearingen, intlictIug a fatal wound
in his stomach. Newman who had run out
of the building, tirei two shots through a
crack in the wall at Easley but without
effect. Easley, thinking one barrel of his
gun was still loaded, pursued Newman, but
fell dead just as he was swapping the empty
gun at the flying man. Newman and Swear
ingen claim they were detailed by the Missis-
Sppi authorities To arrest Easley, bat they
are both charged with wilful murder. Swear
mgen will not live.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
Insane Asylum Partly Wrecked.

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 1.-THE northern insane
asylum buildings, near this city, were struck
by cyclone Tuesday night Several of the
buildings were partially demolished Tele-
phonic communication was broken off The
loss will be heavy
Lateral o'clock Tuesday afternoon
fearful rain and wind storm swept over the
western part of this city. 1t was accom-
panied by tornado which did considerable
damage. The new insane asylum was struck
by the whirlwlnd and several of the build
ings unroofed and chmneys blown down,
causing a loss of $1,000. Nobody was in-
jured. The assistant physician and wife
were out driving. The horse and buggy
were hurled into ditch and the occupants
severely injured. At the tair grounds trees
and tents were blown down. The track of
the tornado was 2ID feet in width
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept THE tariff
conference at Oak View is said to be still in
progress Secretary Fairchild and Repre-
sentative Scott, of Pennsylvania, arrived
here Monday night and joined the president
and Speaker Carlisle. Randall arrived in
town Monday night, but whether he will par
ticipate in the conference or not is not
known. When asked if he came here to at
tend the conference he said he hal not come
here on any mission, and that he intended to
return to Philadelphia as soon as he placed
his boy in school He spoke of the recent
Democratic convention with manifest gratifi-
cation, and is pleased with the platform.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
THE PRESIDENT TALKS.
HOW HE ANSWERED A QUESTION RE-
GARDiNG HIS DENOMINATION.

Remarks on the Grand Army and the Use
of His Portrait-of Interest to settlers
on Indemnity Iands-Doings Of the Doc
tors-Randali and Scott at the Capital
Assorted oficial Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY. Sept THE New
York Worlds correspondent here telegraphs
TO his paper long series of interviews with
President Cleveland in which the following
occurs:
The president when asked about his renom-
nation dilated upon the burden of office, and
said nothing but a sense of solemn obligation
would induce one who had borne its weight
to take it up again.
Touching the recent agitation in the Grand
Army, the outgivings of futile, and the
Wheeling episode, the president said: "The
soldier having laid down his arms, after
making so many sacrifices and en-
during so many hardships; having
achieved such vast and good work in per-
petuating our republic, should be pre-
eminently the best citizen. When he again
in time of peace resumes his citizenship, his
desire for the peace and quiet of his country
and its prosperity, entirely dependent upon
these, should be emphasized by the very
trials he has undergone. l do not believe he
can be carried away from the even plane of
that good citizenship by the devices of I'M
scrupulous men who would use him for par
tisan purposes.
l referred to dispatch from St Louis init
mating that there might be overt acts in
that city in retaliation for the Wheeling in
cident; that his portrait would be displayed
at prominent points along the route of the
Grand Army procession with hostile intent
to see if any demonstration should be made
against it. Il do not believe there is any
truth in this" he SAID 1T is contrary to
what know to be the spirit of the municipal
and commercial bodies which have invited ME
there, and which l believe to be the spirit of
the whole people of St Louis They GER
ta,nly are animated by the most
hospitable intent toward their September
visitors, and VIII leave nothing undone
which the most courteous host can 90 to make
the stay o. tine Grand Army delegates as
memorable and as pleasant an occasion as
possible | believe that they would omit to
do any thing which would interfere with the
comfort ami thorough enjoy ment of their
guests The display Of my portrait is very
unimportant. Ii its omission should be re-
garded rs in the interest of harmony feel
sure there will be no attamDt to dIsplay IL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

ROCHESTER, n Y, Sept THE mys-
terry attending the murder of Mrs. Ada Stone
has been dispelled by the confession of Ed
ward Sheldon, l@year-old tramp, who has
been under arrest ON suspicion. He says that
he went to the house and asked for food, but
was refused by Mrs. Stone, who said she had
to work hard for her living and would not
feed tramps. She stepped toward him, per
haps to pass him. He stopped her, and she
struck him in the face He then knocked her
down with club, and to stop her screaming
choked her to death and threw her body
into the cellar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

NEW YORK, Sept. Smoke from fire
in Thirty -seventh street foated. into the up.
per windows of the Casino at Broadway and
Thirty ninth street Tuesday evening, and q
man in the audience cried fire. There was q
momentary panic, during which the fellow
who had al lrlned the audience escaped. Had
he remained h, would have suffered rough
treatment, juFiging from the anathemas
heaped upon him after quiet had been re-
stored by the coolress of he theatre attaches.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
The fight on the tariff question is not

THE fight on the tariff question is not
between protection and free trade. 1t is
fight between those who intist that the
war tariff. which lays an average tax of
Is per cent on the neeessaries of life, shall
be perpetuated, and those who insist, on
the other hand, that this average rate of
dnty could be lowered to thirty or
twenty-five or even twenty-three per
cent one half without necessitating at
all reduction in the wages of labor and
still affording capital reasonable profit
which would satisfy any body but rapa>
cious and arrogant bounty grabber.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

PTTsBukG, Sept Iron workers As
sembly No !, Al knights of Labor, of Pitts
burg, has adopted aud forwarded to Genera
Master Workman Powderly, resolutions de
manding that the general executive board In
vestigate the action of General Secretary
Litchman in Withholding the charter for the
Ironworkers' National trade district as
sembly, for which application was made sew
eral months ago The leaders of the move
ment say they have no fault to find with Mr..
Powderly Or with any act of the general ex
ecutive board but they propose to have
Litchluans scalp or a National trade distric
charter or both
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

LONDON, Sept 7-Over LOO cases of
scarlet fever are reported in London, and the
disease is increasing in extent and virulence
so rapidly that many victims are deprived of
proper medical attendance through the in
ability of the physicians employed to give
each patient the necessary attention The
hospitals are crowded to their utmost capa-
city, and the problem what to do with the
sufferers who are constantly arriving has be
come perplexing one.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Sept On Barney
Loeiier's place, near Ogden, two shots were
heard Monday night near a straw stack. IL
a few Ininu,rs fire broke out and destroyed
it After the fire. John Cole brought to this
city what appeared 10 be charred mass Of
flesh, which was taken out of the debris. Ii
was not possible to determine whether it was
human flesh, but the matter created ripple
of excitement here.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. ACHING Secre-
tary Muldrow, of the Interior department.
has issued a circular in answer to many in
quirias aiout the selection of indemnity rail
road lands recently restored to the public
domain. The secretary, in this explanatory
circular, saws: The order of revocation and
restoration includes all the lands within the
indemnity limits of the grants, except such
lands as may he covered by approved selec-
ton, by wh irh is meant elections which have
been examined and approved by the COM
missioner of this office and the secretary
OF the interior 1t is provided, however,
that the order of restoration shall not affect
rights acquired by grantees within the pri-
mary or granted limits of any other con.
gresslonal grant. As to lands covered by
uuapproved selections, applications to make
filings and entries NAV be received noted and
held subject 10 the claim of the company, Of
which claim the applicant must be distinctly
informed, and memoranda thereof entered
upon his papers The circular contains full
information showing the would be settler
what process will I've necessary under the diff
ferent circumstances that NAV arise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. "A strong eff
fort is being made by the medical representa-
tives of Italy and those Of Italian birth now
in the city to offset, if possible, the unpIeas-
antness caused by the withdrawal of Or.
Durante from the medical congress Coroner
MESSENGER, of New York. who is president of
the united Italian societies of New York City,
was asked to make some vigorous effort to
the end that DR.. Durante might be induced
to reconsider his letter of withdrawal 1t is
generally believed that satisfactory out
come will he had to the one incident that has
marred the harmony of the great meeting of
rnaIie1c
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept IA very
romantic marriage has Just taken place al
Starke Station, Ga H. s Harris, tele
graph operator at Dalton, and Miss Ella
Phillips, an operator at Sugar Valley, courtei
over the wires and met by agreement at
Siarke Station where they were married
under b,g hickory tree, They went from
there to Dalton, and then departed for their
respective posts OF duty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07
Count Mitkiewlcz viii Learn His Own His
tory Now

NEW YORK, Sept Count Mitkiewicz
who claims to have secured Chinese financial
concessions of fabulous value, is the subject
of severe criticisms in the Sun, Post and
other papers 1t is alleged that he is big
amist, swindler and an inposter of the most
adventurous and dangerous type. His amours
at Rochester, Amherst and elsewhere, and his
business exploits in Washington, Philadelphia
and other cities are related at great length
and his right to the title of count is denied
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07


1t had reference to the case of the Chicago
Anarchists, as at the final meeting before va
cation it was agreed that the opinion should
be dissected upon the opening day of the pres
ent term. The prevailing opinion in well
informed circles is that the opinion has been
written, and that its terms have been ap-
proved, hut when it will be announced is as
yet matter of conjecture For the first
time in thee years quorum was present on
the first day of the term-a fact in itself sig
nifcant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

BISHOP HATtHIs. UtaItIs WtTH IttFs. ..
NJ Reid, H A Butts, James King, and D.
A. Goodsell, J. A NJ Chapman, B. W
Adams, ex-Judge Fancher, Gen. Clinton B.
Fiske, William Hoyt, Charles Scott, and
Judge Reynolds Before the body was taken
to the church, which was crowded with
friends Of the deceased and members of the
church, there were short services at the
family residence, and the last words were
spoken over the grave
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

FIspLAY, Ohio, Sept IA Republican
specialtfrom Rawson, a village nine miles
west Of here. says: Fire started in Rade-
baugh & CroSslev's saw mill about II O'Clock
Tuesday morning. and spread rapidly until ii
seemed as if the entire village would be de
stroyed. Findlay was telegraphed to for helI
and sent steamer, and about O'Clock the
fire was 90; under control. Among the build
ings destroyed were the postefice and large
grain elevator containing over 2,o00 bushels
of wheat. There were ten business and twelve
dwelling houses destroyed, with "a loss Of
SO 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept Acting Post
master General Stevenson has directed that
the following fourth class postoffices be made
presidential on Oct. ]: Hammond, Ind !;
Kingsley, Iowa; Ammondale, Dighton, Film
wood, Meade Centre, Ness City, Scott, Smith
Centre and Syracuse, Kan, Alma, Charlie
voix and Norway, Mich; Hay Springs aud
Nelson, Neb.; and Hurley, Wis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

LONDON, Sept There has been pro
nounced hull in Irish affairs both here and
in Ireland since the Ballycoree meeting las,
Sunday, and it is not likely that anything of
special interest will come up before the
beginning of the trial of O Brien at Mitchell
town on Friday, when lively times are ex-
r1aatad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

into the consulta-
tion-room in the
rear of the court,
and an hour later
they made their
way down stairs
to the more airy
quarters of Jus
tice Craig in the
basement of the
building. In the
latter place t h e
conversation was
carried on in low
tones, and W a s
participated in by
Ill the justices,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept Z. The following
is a list of the successful naval cadets:
Bernard H. Camden, West Virginia; Charles
w. Lyle, Virginia; Frank B. Zahu,
Leo ard Goodwin, Robert McGeege, Elgar
E. Arison, Pennsylvania; Il G. Gilmore,
Wisconsin; Milton, E Reed, Iowa; Jay H.
Sypher, Arizona; j. B. BeIkuap, Arkansas;
W. j. Reese, Texas; Clark D. Stearins
Michigan, and Henry G. Smith, Ohio.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-07

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept THE differ
ences which have existed between the steve
dores and the 'longshoremen engaged in
handling cotton, eliminated Tuesday in a
strike of the latter, thus interrupting all bust
ness on the cotton landings 1t is feared that
the teamsters and leaders will also decide to
strike